Anchoring member for fabric articles.



T. SLOPER.

ANQHORING MEMBER FOR FABRIC ARTICLES. APPLIOA-TION FILED D1027, 1913.

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ANGHORING MEMBER FOR FABRIC ARTICLES.

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Specification of letters Teatent.

Patented Apr. 31d, third.

Application filed Beceznber 2?, 1913. Serial No. 899,077.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, THOMAS Stores, 2. sub ject of the King ofEngland, residing in "Wiltshire, England,'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchot ing Members for Fabric Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in or modification of the anchoring strips or rings forming the subject-matter of my earlier Letters Patent No.1009192 dated November 21st 1911 for improvements in the manufactl'ire of articles or fabric built up from 1 lengths of rubbered cord or other material.

The anchoring strips constituting the sub ject-matter of the present invention are intended for the'same purpose as those described in my said earlier patent specification. I

The anchoring strips or rings described in the earlier patent specification referred to are made from sheet material, for example by stamping, and the present invention coniprises such an anchoring strip when formed from wire bent into sinuous'or zigzag form he edge of such strip being folded back close upon the main body and the whole strip being further bent about a longitudinal. axis, so that the portion on one side of said axis is made to lie in adiiferent plane from that on the other side.

The object of folding one edge ofthe strip back is to produce thereby the projections or ins which are to receive the cords as the coped ends provided by the sinuous or zigzag wire would in themselvesbe too Wide for this purpose. 'If'desired, the edge wh ch. is folded back can be again bent outward to,

give a backing to the cords on the pins and to obtain a. further hold upon the head.

In the'accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an end elevation of a strip constructed according to one method of carrying out the present invention; Fig. 2 is plan of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the strip shown in Figsl and 2; Fig. 4t is a diagram ora view of strip partly formed; Fig. 5 is an end elevation 01" a slightly modified form of strip constructed according to the present invention, and Fig. 6 is an end elevation of a slightly nodified form of strip shown in Figs. 13.

Like letters indicate like parts throughoutthe drawings.

. In making up the strip, die wire may be first bent into sinuous or zigzag form as shown in Fig. 4. At thisstage, all. parts of the wire lie in the same plane and it will be seen that all the laps of the wire lie approniinately parallel to each other and the bends. which so far constitute the sides of the strip are rounded as shown at A and B respectively. The edge B is now folded back about the line z-e so that it lies close to the main body of the strip as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,and the whole strip is then bent about a longitudinal axis 3 2 so that that portion on one side of said axis is made to lie in a difierent plane from that on the other side. Qonveniently the folding back of theedge B is such as to bring the-bends formerly constituting that edge to coincide with the longitudinal axis ;z g/, The bends A or B are too wide to receive the cords but Y main body of "the strip causes a series 01' com paratively narrow pins or projections C to be formed at the new edge thus provided, these pins project laterally from the A portion' of the strip which corresponds to the fiat plate or base of the strips described in my earlier patent specification No. 1009192 dated November 21st 1911. If desired the folded back portion of the strip can be of such length as to overlap the longitudinal axis g 2 about which the strip is bent and the portion which would so overlap can be again bent outward as shown at B. This projecting part B would constitute a backing for the cords placedover the pins or projections C and would be embedded in the head or fabric of the cover to assist in firmly securing the same to the'anohoring strip.

In Fig- 6 a form of strip is shown in which the folded-back portion may be of the same length in that in Figs. 1-3 but is o pins or projections 0 serves to stiiien the whole'strip which is an advantage, It is known to the eilgei-x of t res, sinuous wires, all the laps use for the purpose of stifiening made in the present specification for such of which lie in one plane, and also sinuous wires folded about a longitudinal "axis so that the one portion lies parallel with the other, a space being provided between to receive aninter-locking tongue; further, it

' is known to use a strip formed from a sinuous wire, which strip is secured at one edge to the edge of a tire and has its other edge bent over to form a series of hooks to engage the rim of the wheel, and no claim. is

. itself to form a strip one edge of such strip being folded about a longitudinal axis back upon itself toward the center portion of the strip and the other edge being folded about another longitudinal axis into a plane inclined to that of the center portion substantially as set forth.

2. An anchoring member having projections to receive lengths of cord in forming a fabric said anchoring member consisting of a wire bent into a continuous zigzag u on itself to form a strip one edge of such s rip being folded about a longitudinal axis back upon itself toward the center portion of the strip and the other edge being folded about a longitudinal axis ad acent to the edge of that portion of the strip already folded back into a plane inclined to that of the center portion of the strip substantially as set forth. p

3. An anchoring member having projections to receive lengthsof cord in forming a fabric said anchoring member consisting ofa Wire bent into a continuous zigzag upon itself to form a strip one edge of such strip being folded about a longitudinal axis back upon itself-toward-the center portion of the strip and the other edge being folded about a longitudinal axis adjacent to the edge of that portion of the strip already folded back into a plane inclined to that of the center portion of the strip and then outward again into a plane inclined to the center portion of the strip and the other edge of the strip being folded about a longitudinal axis into a plane inclined to that of the center portion of the stripsubstantially as set forth. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I p THOMAS SLOPER. Witnesses:

- 1 ROBERT OANTWELL, CHAnLns PRICHARD.

. Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, B. G. i 

